EP1204571B1 - Paquet a rabat pour cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP1204571B1
EP1204571B1 EP00947972A EP00947972A EP1204571B1 EP 1204571 B1 EP1204571 B1 EP 1204571B1 EP 00947972 A EP00947972 A EP 00947972A EP 00947972 A EP00947972 A EP 00947972A EP 1204571 B1 EP1204571 B1 EP 1204571B1
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Heinz Focke
Viktor Hein
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6685—Hinged lids formed by extensions hinged to the upper edge of a container body formed by erecting a blank to U-shape
    • B65D5/6691—Hinged lids formed by extensions hinged to the upper edge of a container body formed by erecting a blank to U-shape the container being provided with an internal frame or the like for maintaining the lid in the closed position by friction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid
    • B65D85/10564—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid having means for holding the lid in a closed position

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  • the invention relates to a folding box for cigarettes or the like, consisting of a box part, a pivotally connected lid and one Collar, which is anchored in the box part and with a collar top from the Box part protrudes, with the lid in the closed position encompassing the upper collar part and a tab - anchoring tab - which by U- or C-shaped punching a Lid inner tab is formed on the inside of a lid front wall, with a also by U or C-shaped punching in the area of a collar front wall formed tab is engaged.
  • Hinged boxes with closing aids designed in the above manner are known by EP 0 894 737 A1.
  • This known locking aid is so in all variants formed that formed by punching tabs of the inner lid tab with correspondingly directed tabs of the collar front wall are engaged. It takes place therefore a mutual hooking of tabs instead.
  • the invention is based, so a closing aid for hinged boxes the task train that a precise closed position is guaranteed, which is immediately at Reaching the closed position of the cover takes effect.
  • the corresponding anchoring members are included small distances from the closing edges of the lid on the one hand and the box front wall positioned on the other. This makes the locking aid immediately Reaching the closed position of a cover is effective. Furthermore, the arrangement of several, namely in particular three adjacent locking aids for their Effectiveness is important.
  • the embodiment shown here of a hinged box is mainly for taking a group of cigarettes determined and suitable.
  • the cigarettes are common surrounded by an inner wrapping made of paper or tinfoil underneath Formation of a cigarette block (not shown). This sits fits in the hinged box.
  • box part 10 This consists of box part 10 and lid 11.
  • a collar 12 Within the Box part 10 is arranged a collar 12 with a lower portion is anchored in the box part 10 and with a collar upper part 13 protrudes from the box part 10.
  • the upper collar part 13 of the cover 11 is in the closed position thereof enclosed (Fig. 4).
  • the folding box consists of a blank, one of which standard embodiment is shown in Fig. 2. Through punched lines and longitudinal and transverse fold lines are surface areas of the blank defined to form the box part 10 on the one hand and the cover 11 on the other hand.
  • the Box part 10 consists of box front wall 14, subsequent Bottom wall 15 and box rear wall 16. Laterally are 14 (outer) box side tabs on the box front wall 17 and on the rear wall of the box 16 correspondingly trained (Inner) box side tabs 18 attached. With the latter are each connected to floor corner flaps 19, which at of the finished folding box on the inside on the bottom wall 15 rest.
  • the two associated box side tabs 17 and 18 overlap each other in the finished folding box to form one side, upright Box side wall 20.
  • the cover 11 is designed in an analogous manner, namely with Lid front wall 21, an upper end wall 22 and one Lid rear wall 23. (Outer) lid side tabs 24 and (inner) Lid side tabs 25 are used to form a double layer Lid side wall 27. With the inner lid side tabs 25 lid corner tabs 26 are connected. With the free margin or the free side of the lid front wall 21 is a lid inner tab 28 connected. This is with the finished folding box folded against the inside of the lid front wall 21 and connected to this by gluing or the like.
  • the Closing edge 29 should with the lid 11 closed on the counter closing edge 30 concerns.
  • the lid 11 is a transverse hinge line 31 in Area of the lid rear wall 23 pivotable with the box rear wall 16 connected.
  • the collar 12 consists of a collar front wall 32 and collar side tabs 33.
  • the collar front wall 32 is in the upper area, thus in the area of the collar upper part 13, with a recess 34 provided. This is limited by lateral, upright Web 35 and a lower crossbar 36 above the Counter closing edge 30 of the box front wall 14.
  • the collar front wall 32 is expedient with the inside of the Box front wall 14 connected.
  • the collar side tab 33 lie on the inside of the box side walls 20, namely on the inner side flaps of the box 18.
  • a special feature of the present folding box is the design and positioning a locking aid. This will through the cover front wall 21 on the one hand and the collar front wall 32 formed on the other hand. On the inside of the lid front wall 21 and the lid inner tab 28 on the one hand and on the outside of the collar front wall 32, on the other hand, are corresponding trained hooking organs attached, which in the immediate closed position of the lid 11, namely at The closing edge 29 abuts the counter-closing edge 30, positively and / or are positively engaged with one another.
  • the Lid inner tab 28 in an area immediately adjacent to the closing edge 29 provided with projections, namely with hook-like Anchor tabs 37.
  • the Anchoring tab is made by a U or C-shaped punch 38 formed in the inner lid tab 28. Due to the shape of the die cut 38 with the tongue-like anchoring tab 37 a hinge line 39 between the free ends. Die cut 38 is arranged so that by bending away from the inner lid flap 28 protruding anchoring tab 37 a hook-like, forms away from the closing edge 29 element.
  • the Punches 38 and thus the anchoring tabs 37 formed are arranged at a small distance 47 from the closing edge 29. 3, the distance between the end legs is the punch 38 and thus the hinge line formed 39 from the closing edge 29 approximately 0.5 mm to 3 mm, in particular 1.5 mm to 2 mm.
  • the anchoring tabs 37 act together with counter organs in the Area of the collar front wall 32, directly adjacent to the counter closing edge 30. There are according to the number the anchoring tabs 37 recesses or depressions formed, which also by U-shaped or C-shaped punchings 40th are formed. Below these die cuts 40 are transverse Punching lines 41 attached. These end at a distance from the Ends of the punchings 40 so that there are small residual connections 42 stay. This allows tabs 43 to be pivoted back inwards are forming a recess with a through the punch 40 formed hooking edge 44th
  • the punchings 40 in the area of the collar front wall 32 are so positioned that the (lower) punching lines 41 in the area of Counter closing edge 30 lie, in particular in the same plane.
  • the locking aid described is particularly advantageous and important for folding boxes in the version with round edges, i.e. rounded upright packaging edges or with bevelled edges, so octagon packs.

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  1. Boíte à couvercle basculant pour cigarettes ou articles semblables, constituée d'une partie boíte (10), d'un couvercle (11) joint de manière articulée à celle-ci et d'un col qui est ancré dans la partie boíte (10) et a une partie supérieure (13) qui dépasse de la partie boíte (10), le couvercle (11), en position fermée, enveloppant la partie supérieure (13) du col, et une languette d'ancrage (37) qui est formée par une découpure en forme de U ou de C (38) d'une patte intérieure (28) du couvercle sur le côté intérieur d'une paroi avant (21) du couvercle étant en prise avec une languette (43) également formée par une découpure en forme de U ou de C (40) dans la zone d'une paroi avant (32) du col, caractérisé par les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) la languette d'ancrage (37) formée dans la zone de la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle présente une ligne d'articulation (39) qui est dirigée vers un côté de fermeture (29) formé par la paroi avant (21) du couvercle et la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle, de façon telle que lorsque le couvercle (11) est fermé, la languette d'ancrage (37) soit dirigée vers le haut sous un angle aigu,
    b) la languette (43) située dans la zone de la paroi avant (32) du col présente une ligne d'articulation qui est dirigée vers un contre-côté de fermeture (30) formé par une paroi avant (14) de la partie boíte,
    c) lorsque le couvercle (11) est fermé, la languette d'ancrage (37) s'appuie sur un côté d'accrochage (44) de la paroi avant (32) du col formé par la découpure (40) dans la zone de la paroi avant (32) du col.
  2. Boíte à couvercle basculant selon la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait que la ligne d'articulation (39) de la languette d'ancrage (37) s'étend dans la zone de la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle à proximité immédiate, en particulier à une distance d'environ 1,5 mm à 2,0 mm, du côté de fermeture (29) formé par repliage de la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle.
  3. Boíte à couvercle basculant selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée par le fait que la découpure (40) de délimitation de la languette (43) est située dans la zone de la paroi avant (32) du col de façon qu'une ligne d'articulation de la languette (43), à savoir une ligne de découpage (41) avec liaisons restantes (42), se trouve dans la zone du contre-côté de fermeture (30) formé par la paroi avant (14) de la partie boíte.
  4. Boíte à couvercle basculant selon la revendication 1 ou une des autres revendications, caractérisée par le fait que la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle présente plusieurs, en particulier trois, languettes d'ancrage (37) situées les unes à côté des autres formées par des découpures (38), et ces languettes (37) ont une position inclinée par rapport au plan de la patte intérieure (28) du couvercle, ou font an angle aigu avec ce plan et, lorsque le couvercle (11) est fermé, entrent dans des évidements correspondants situés dans la zone de la partie supérieure (13) du col.
  5. Boíte à couvercle basculant selon la revendication 1 ou une des autres revendications, caractérisée par le fait que le col (12), en ce qui concerne sa position relative exacte, est supporté à l'intérieur de la partie boíte (10) par des saillies (45).
EP00947972A 1999-08-16 2000-07-12 Paquet a rabat pour cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP1204571B1 (fr)

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DE19938167 1999-08-16
DE19938167A DE19938167A1 (de) 1999-08-16 1999-08-16 Klappschachtel für Zigaretten
PCT/EP2000/006600 WO2001012527A1 (fr) 1999-08-16 2000-07-12 Paquet a rabat pour cigarettes

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AU (1) AU6158300A (fr)
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DE (2) DE19938167A1 (fr)
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US6719131B1 (en) 2004-04-13
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WO2001012527A1 (fr) 2001-02-22
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